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<div><h1 class="article-title">How do I use upvoting in Conversations?</h1></div>
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    <p>You may Upvote topics or posts to indicate that you think they are particularly noteworthy. </p>
<p>Upvoting must be enabled by the instructor in order to access this feature in your site.</p>
<p>You may only upvote topics or posts authored by others in the site. You cannot upvote your own topics or posts.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Go to the Conversations tool.</h2>
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    <p>Select the <strong>Conversations</strong> tool from the Tool Menu of your site. </p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click on a topic.</h2>
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    <p>Click on a topic in the topic list.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Click Upvote.</h2>
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    <p>For the topic or post you would like to upvote, select the <strong>Upvote</strong> button. </p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">View the upvoted topic or post.</h2>
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    <p>You will see a number next to the upvoted items. This number represents the total count of upvotes for that item, including yours. </p>
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    <h3 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Viewing your own topics or posts.</h3>
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    <p>Remember! You can only upvote others' topics or posts. You cannot upvote your own topics or posts. </p>
<p>When you view your own posts, you will see the Upvote button and the count, but you will not see the upward pointing arrow indicating that you can upvote.</p>
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    <h2 class="step-title screensteps-heading">Removing your upvote. (Optional)</h2>
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    <p>Once you've upvoted a topic or post, you can select the <strong>Upvote</strong> button again to remove your upvote. </p>
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